George Herrick

George Herrick (1658-1695) was the Marshal for the Court of Oyer and Terminer in Massachusetts during the Salem Witch Trials.

Biography
George Herrick was born in 1658, and he was known to be religious (without bigotry) and devout in his church attendance. Herrick was appointed Marshal of Oyer and Terminer in Massachusetts, and in 1692 he was sent to Salem to arrest convicted witches during the Salem Witch Trials. Herrick begged the magistrates to pay him overtime wages for his extra work in the trials, and he died in 1695.